Rock out with your Crock(pot) out!

I know, I know. I have been living under a rock (or crock!) for a while now. I had a crock pot years ago, bought a cook book, and returned it all because I couldn’t find a recipe I liked. Maybe I had a super sophisticated palette at the time – just kidding, I just really thought everything had to be a soup or a stew to come out of a crock pot! But today that crock and I are BFF’s.

One of my all time favorite things to cook in the crockpot are short ribs. This recipe is so yummy! I serve this with corn tortillas and a slaw.

3lbs short ribs

3/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium)

1/2 honey

1/3 apple cider vinegar

5 gloves of garlic

2 tsp. of ground ginger or 1 inch of peeled and minced root

You can absolutely add crushed pepper or a pepper sauce to spice things up!

I cooked these for 7-8 hours on high (flipping half way through). Honestly I felt so proud after this dinner, the thought of opening a restaurant crossed my mind! (Imagine?!)

It was so mom of me, but I made my first ever POT ROAST too!

1/4 c. of dijon mustard, 1 1/2 c. beef broth, 1 tsp. rosemary, thyme, garlic salt (you can also use a package of soup mix!). I did brown all sides of the roast in a pan on top of the stove before cutting an onion and a few carrots to place the 3-4lb roast on top of to cook for 8 hours. I don’t care for cooked, mushy potatoes so I opted to roast mine separate but feel free to add them to the pot if you prefer them that way!

Another EASY recipe is a whole chicken in the crock.

I laid a few carrots and onions on the bottom and placed the whole bird on top; rubbed with garlic, pepper, thyme and set to cook for 6 hours. It was falling off the bone and so juicy.

Try them out and let me know what you think! What recipe should I tackle next?

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About Melissa

I am a stay at home mom to my daughter Penny and son Grady who will be 2 in November. My husband and I were both born and raised in Norwalk, had the most magical wedding at the Maritime Aquarium, and currently reside in, wait for it, Norwalk!! When the kids are napping my “me time” is focused on my direct sales business, Younique. I love sharing make up with women, giving them confidence and making them feel beautiful! Being able to stay connected to adults outside of the normal day to day errands of running to Stew’s or finding a new playground to keep my children entertained is an added bonus too!